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ponton bridge

ponton bridge is the alternative form of pontoon bridge.

Meaning of pontoon bridge

Noun

pontoon bridge (plural pontoon bridges)

  1. A temporary bridge built over floating pontoons.
    • As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 385

Forms of ponton bridge

pluralponton bridges

Questions about ponton bridge

What is ponton bridge the alternative form of?
Ponton bridge is the alternative form of pontoon bridge.

Words near ponton bridge in the dictionary

  1. pontogeneiids
  2. Pontoise
  3. pontomedullary
  4. pontomesencephalic
  5. ponton
  6. ponton bridge
  7. pontoneer
  8. pontoneers
  9. pontonier
  10. pontoniers
  11. pontoniid

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